Authority-verified surgeon

Hortman Clinics

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dr. Cagatay Sezgin (Çağatay Sezgin), MD, FISHRS ✓ verified

4.9 composite score 668 reviews · 3 platforms high confidence

Hortman Clinics is a hair-transplant clinic with an authority-verified surgeon in Dubai, led by Dr. Cagatay Sezgin (Çağatay Sezgin), MD, FISHRS (verified in an authority-body directory). Cross-checked against 9 independent sources; ratings below are shown per platform, unblended.

You can't pay to be listed here 9 independent sources Honest negatives kept, not hidden

4.9 Google 552 reviews 5 RealSelf 106 reviews 5 Wupdoc 10 reviews

Surgeon & safety signals

What Reddit and forum users actually argue about: who does the work, and whether it's a "hair mill". We state only what's verified; the rest is honestly marked not disclosed.

Hair-mill riskLow

ISHRS / authority memberYes, directory-verified

Years in hair restoration25+ yrs

Named surgeonYes

Doctor performs incisionsNot disclosed

Doctor performs extractionNot disclosed

Surgeon involvementDr. Cagatay Sezgin is ISHRS-certified (since 2001, first Turkish board surgeon in ISHRS) and personally involved per patient reviews, but the specific division of labor (does he make the incisions / do the extraction himself vs. assistants) is not documented in any independent source found.

Technician involvementReviews reference 'his assistant' assisting the procedure; no detail on whether assistants perform extraction/placement.

Procedures per dayNot disclosed

Revision rateNot disclosed

Surgeon

Dr. Cagatay Sezgin (Çağatay Sezgin), MD, FISHRS verified

Fellow of the ISHRS (FISHRS); ISHRS member since 2001; Turkish Board Certified General Surgeon; DHA & DHCC licensed. ISHRS directory profile #44724, listed as Fellow Member at Hortman Clinics, Burj Al Salam, Sheikh Zayed Road.

Verified profile ↗ (ISHRS official member directory (ishrs.org/doctor/44724))

What patients say (per platform)

RealSelf 5★ (106) source ↗

“A true artist; I felt completely confident throughout the entire process.”

“Very happy with the results, my hair looks very natural and smooth.”

Surgeon experience & credentials

Sourced E-E-A-T signals for the lead surgeon. Self-reported figures are marked; everything else is cited below.

Fellowship / board: ISHRS Fellow (FISHRS, awarded 2022); ISHRS member since 2001; Turkish Board-certified surgeon
Years performing HT: 25+ years
Procedures (self-reported): 3,000+ hair transplant surgeries (self-reported)
Publications: Case report published in ISHRS Forum Magazine, Vol. 29 No. 1 (2019) - "Head Trick Operation" (single-session hair, eyebrow and beard transplant)

Watch: surgeon / clinic video ↗

Pricing

Not multi-source verified

Contact

Website	hortmanclinics.com
Phone	+971 4 566 2615
Google Maps	View on Maps
Accreditations	ISHRS (Fellow Member – Dr. Sezgin, FISHRS), DHA licensed, DHCC licensed

Notable

Award-winning aesthetic clinic on Sheikh Zayed Road (Burj Al Salam, Trade Centre First). Hair restoration led by Dr. Cagatay Sezgin, first Turkish Board surgeon accredited by ISHRS, full-time in Dubai since May 2016 (3,000+ procedures).

Clinic photos

Sources & verification

Last verified 2026-07-12 · placed by verification, never by payment.

Editorial note: VERIFIED Tier 1. Dr. Sezgin confirmed CURRENT via ISHRS official directory #44724 (directly fetched: 'Fellow Member', joined 2001, 14 World Congresses, clinic = Hortman Clinics, Burj Al Salam, Sheikh Zayed Road) AND on the clinic team page. Independent corroboration: ISHRS authority body, RealSelf (5.0/106, independent review platform), Google Maps/GBP (4.9, 549), Medihair, Grazia ME press. Doctor photo taken from ISHRS authority-body profile (clinic page used a lazy-load SVG placeholder). Price not published — null rather than guessed.